Reading Notes: Kunti and Her Son



I decided to narrow my scope to the story of Kunti and her son. This story feels sort of like a prequel as  Kunti, who will become the wife of King Pandu, has a son. This is even mentioned in the introduction. Karna, the son, in my opinion is not presented as one of the most complex figures in the story as he will soon become. I can appreciates this since the beginning of the story seems to really focus in on his mother. To add to this, Karna was born in secret. I feel that this adds to contrast to his ultimate role in the stories. However, the story does foreshadow that he had the eyes of a lion and shoulders of a bull. However, even just as a baby he is already seen as such as blessing by his finder after he is floated up the stream by his mother. I really enjoyed this type of foreshadowing, preceded by the in-depth humility of the mother.

                            

                                                              Surya, The Sun God


Bibliography:
Title and Link: Kunti and Her Son 
Author: Donald Mackenzie

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